Definify.com

Definition 2024

Akkadian

Akkadian

English

Alternative forms

Accadian

Adjective

Akkadian ‎(not comparable)

Of or pertaining to the Akkadian language of ancient Mesopotamia.
Of or pertaining to the Akkadian Empire.

Translations

pertaining to the language

Arabic: أَكَّدِيّ ‎(ʾakkadiyy), أَكَّادِيّ ‎(ʾakkādiyy)
Czech: akkadský
French: akkadien (fr), accadien (fr)
German: akkadisch (de)
Hebrew: אַכַּדִּי ‎('akadí)
Hungarian: akkád (hu)

Persian: اکدی ‎(Akadi)
Polish: akadyjski (pl)
Portuguese: acadiano (pt)
Russian: акка́дский (ru) ‎(akkádskij)
Serbo-Croatian: akadski (sh), акадски
Spanish: acadio (es)
Swedish: akkadisk

Proper noun

Akkadian

The now extinct Semitic language of ancient Mesopotamia, formerly used as an international language of diplomacy.

Synonyms

Assyro-Babylonian

Translations

Semitic language

Akkadian: [script needed] ‎(lišānum akkadītum)
Arabic: أَكَّدِيَّة f ‎(ʾakkadiyya), أَكَّادِيَّة f ‎(ʾakkādiyya)
Armenian: աքքադերեն ‎(akʿkʿaderen)
Catalan: accadi
Czech: akkadština (cs) f
Danish: akkadisk
Dutch: Akkadisch (nl) n
Finnish: akkadi (fi)
French: akkadien (fr), accadien (fr) m
German: Akkadisch (de) n

Hebrew: אַכַּדִּית (he) f ‎(akadít)
Hungarian: akkád (hu)
Limburgish: akkadisch
Norwegian: akkadisk
Persian: اکدی ‎(Akadi)
Polish: akadyjski (pl) m
Portuguese: acadiano (pt) m
Slovene: akkadčina
Spanish: acadio (es) m
Swedish: akkadiska (sv)

Noun

Akkadian ‎(plural Akkadians)

A Semitic inhabitant of the region of Mesopotamia near the city of Akkad.

Translations

inhabitant of the Akkad region

German: Akkadier m, Akkadierin f
Persian: اکدی ‎(Akadi)

Portuguese: acadiano (pt) m
Swedish: akkadier c

Related terms

Akkad

See also

Wiktionary's coverage of Akkadian terms
Akkadian language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

ISO 639-3 code akk (SIL)